The Hunt

The Hunt Tales from the Bulletin Post A Labyrinth Lord Quick-Play Adventure A simple boar hunt in the Woods of Larm sees the heroes go from hunters to prey. THREAT ENCOUNTERED: 2 Were-Boars (HD 4+1), 2-4 Boars (HD 3).

THE HUNTING PARTY

the human players, hoping to infect them with the Disease, and using the aid of summoned boars will kill any demiYou've agreed to join Sir Rudrigg, a Larmian noble, as his retinues on a boar humans (which cannot become lycanthropic). hunt within the Woods of Larm. The Larmian Hunt is a yearly event held amongst the minor nobles and merchant-lords of Larm. The object of THE CLEARING the hunt is to fell the largest boar before day's end. The winner of the hunt The afternoon drags on and still Rudrigg receives 500 pieces of gold, with and his party have spotted no prey when another 500 to be divided among his all of a sudden the nobleman lets out a retinue. cry of excitement. Pointing westwards he urges his retinue to follow as he Sir Rudrigg has equipped you with dashes madly through the trees. In a spears (DG 1d6) and loaned you fleet few short moments though, it will quickly footed steeds to aid you in your trek become apparent to the players that the through the Woods of Larm [AL N, MV nobleman has greatly outdistanced 240' (80'), AC 7, HD 2, #AT 2 hooves, them. DG 1d4/1d4, SV F1, ML 7]. In the chill of the early autumn morning, you set off, along with Sir Rudrigg and the other noblemen along with their respective parties towards the woods.

Trying to track the nobleman's direction will at first reveal a westerly route yet soon enough apprehension sets in as the players discover Rudrigg's steed, yet the nobleman is nowhere to be found. Trekking further westwards reveals RUDRIGG'S SECRET additional discarded objects which Unbeknownst to the players, Sir Rudrigg belonged to the nobleman (tabard, hides a dreadful secret. Upon last year's spears, chain shirt). Following these items will eventually lead the players hunt, Sir Rudrigg became separated into a clearing at the center of which from his retinue while chasing down a they find Rudrigg's clothing. particularly large boar. In a small clearing in the woods the nobleman and boar clashed. Sir Rudrigg sustained near fatal wounds at the end of the huge Suddenly, from the encircling trees, two boar's tusks yet managed to escape huge boars (Rudrigg and Derius) as well back to Larm. Unfortunately for Sir as 2-4 smaller boars spring into the Rudrigg the beast he faced within the clearing. The smaller boars move to clearing in the woods was no mundane attack any demi-humans first with the boar, but a lycanthrope named Derius. two larger boars concentrating their Derius managed to infect Rudrigg with assault on any humans in the party. lycanthropy, turning the nobleman into a wereboar.

THE AFTERMATH Now, Derius and Rudrigg wish to use this year's hunt to infect more humans, thus increasing their numbers. With the coming years, Derius hopes to use the lycanthropic retinues of the hunting noblemen to infect the noblemen and merchant lords of Larm, thus covertly taking the town of Larm, and establishing it as a wereboar bastion.

If Rudrigg and Derius manage to seriously wound (50% or more of each players' max hp) most of the humans, they will retreat back into the forest and let the Disease run its course (see Labyrinth Lord RPG p.85). If the infection is successful, only a cure disease spell cast by an 11th level cleric will cure the lycanthropy.

Derius' plan calls for Rudrigg to lead the If the players manage to slay the boars, players within the clearing in the woods. they will be surprised by the strange There, Derius and Rudrigg will attack

transformation that overcomes the two large beasts. Upon death both shed their "animal" forms and assume their human appearances. Although one of the shape-shifting beasts is unknown to the players (Derius), the second large boar's human form reveals itself to be none other than Sir Rudrigg.

ANTAGONISTS Derius (wereboar): [AL C, MV 150' (50'), AC 4 (9), HD 4+1, hp 22, #AT 1 tusk, DG 2d6, SV F4, ML 9] May summon 1-2 boars. +2 to attack rolls when enraged. Immune to attacks from normal weapons but harmed by spells, silver, and magic weapons and items. Sir Rudrigg (wereboar): [AL N, MV 150' (50'), AC 4 (9), HD 4+1, hp 19, #AT 1 tusk, DG 2d6, SV F4, ML 9] May summon 1-2 boars. +2 to attack rolls when enraged. Immune to attacks from normal weapons but harmed by spells, silver, and magic weapons and items. Boars (2-4): [AL N, MV 150' (50'), AC 7, HD 3, #AT 1 tusk, DG 2d4, SV F2, ML 9]

SPOILS OF VICTORY Within Rudrigg's discarded items the players will find a Potion of Healing (1d6+1), as well as a magic spear +1. These two items may be found wherever the GM wishes, between the time the player find Rudrigg's riderless horse up until they happen upon his discarded clothes within the clearing. Should the players think of checking Rudrigg's steed, they may discover the following item; Horseshoes of Speed: These are magical, iron horseshoes. Any horse shod with Horseshoes of Speed will see their speed doubled. For every league traveled, there is a 1% chance that one horseshoe will drop off (reducing the speed increase to 150%). If two

The Hunt Tales from the Bulletin Post A Labyrinth Lord Quick-Play Adventure horseshoes are lost the animal's speed returns to normal. If the players return to Larm and relate

their adventure to the proper authorities, they will still receive the 500 gp they were promised and will be entitled to keep Rudrigg's loaned steeds.

The Hunt Tales from the Bulletin Post A Labyrinth Lord Quick-Play Adventure